Production
There’s still time to register for Potato Academy
Washington State Potato Commission (WSPC) is supplying growers with applied information on potato production at its first Potato Academy. Potato Acad... more »
NDSU/UMN seeking growers’ help with vine kill study
The North Dakota State University and University of Minnesota potato agronomy research team is working on modeling 10-foot dig data to provide better ... more »
USDA publishes Strengthening Organic Enforcement final rule
On Jan. 18, the USDA National Organic Program (NOP) previewed the Strengthening Organic Enforcement (SOE) final rule. This update to the USDA organic ... more »
Reduced row width for increased yield
Potatoes have been grown in a specific way for decades, with traditional spacing between them, but research has proved that they can be grow... more »
UI Extension to conduct trials aimed at finding special-needs herbicide labels for quinoa potato rotation crop
Forthcoming field trials at the University of Idaho’s Aberdeen Research and Extension Center could help provide the first herbicides to local farmer... more »
USDA expands eligibility, enhances benefits for key disaster programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) made updates to several conservation, livestock and crop disaster assistance programs to give more farmers, ... more »
Tracing the potato’s path
True innovation solves a problem, and Soiltech Wireless was born from common issues potato growers faced regarding affordable ways to monito... more »
New Waters of the U.S. rule creates regulatory uncertainty for farmers
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency... more »
EPA and Army finalize rule establishing WOTUS definition and restoring water protections
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of the Army (the agencies) announced Dec. 26 a final rule establishing a durabl... more »
NuPlant announces commercial launch of SmartClone automated tissue culture system
NuPlant, an Australian-based plant biotechnology company, announced the global launch of SmartClone – a highly-advanced plant tissue culture propaga... more »
